A nurse at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was found dead in her Long Beach home Wednesday, police said in a press release. Paramedics found nurse Sayuri Jean Griffin, 57, and her husband, Salvador Trujillo, 57, in their home at about 3 p.m., according to a Long Beach Police Department press release. Griffin and […]
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Rape reported at UCLA fraternity house on Gayley Avenue
This post was updated on Feb. 5 at 1:30 p.m. A woman reported to police that she was raped in Westwood this past weekend after attending a party at a fraternity house on Gayley Avenue. The rape took place between 11:15 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday in the 500 block of Gayley Avenue, according […]
Future of Jackie Robinson Stadium unclear after court settlement
The future of Jackie Robinson Stadium, home to UCLA baseball, is unclear after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs settled a lawsuit Wednesday that alleged the baseball stadium and other facilities on the West Los Angeles VA campus are misuses of the land.
UCLA alum donates $1M to Wasserman Football Center project
A UCLA alumnus and his wife donated $1 million to a planned football facility on campus, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. Philanthropists David Lund and his wife Marilyn Silva-Lund donated the funds to a fundraising campaign that began in fall 2013 to build the Wasserman Football Center. The center is set to be a training facility […]
Hill Top Shop may receive first major renovation this summer
The Hill Top Shop, the main convenience store on the Hill, may undergo a facelift this summer with new floors, ceilings and display areas if a proposed renovation project is approved by campus officials in coming months. The renovation, which members of the Associated Students UCLA Finance Committee discussed during a meeting Friday, would be […]
UCLA Transportation earns state environmental award for carpool efforts
The California Environmental Protection Agency awarded UCLA Transportation the state’s highest environmental award, the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award, at an event in Sacramento on Wednesday. The organization presented awards to 12 individuals, companies and organizations whose practices protect the environment, according to a CalEPA press release. UCLA Transportation was awarded for its work […]
Westwood Community Council recap – Jan. 20
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. A spokesman for Senator Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) said Lieu is negotiating with Robert McDonald, secretary for Veteran Affairs, about issues regarding the VA West Los Angeles Medical Center campus. Chris Ragsdale, the LAPD senior […]